Instructions to Author

How to Make a Paper

A manuscript must be written in English. The length of the manuscript should not exceed four A4 pages in double column format.

The manuscript should be written by following Instructions for Preparation of Manuscript (PDF file) using the class file which is prepared by JSIAM. A set of sample files including the Instructions for Preparation of Manuscript is here (ZIP file).

It is not acceptable to change the LaTeX style defined by JSIAM Letter. Footnotes are not allowed.

"Times", "ComputerModern(CM)" and "Symbol" fonts of proper size are desirable in EPS and JPEG files.

The LaTeX file should include

1) abstract of 50-100 words,

2) 3-5key words,

3) running head,

4) name of the Activity Group of JSIAM which is expected to review the manuscript.

How to Review a Paper

The Referee reports a score within a month in principle (Manural (PDF file)).

Within six weeks in principle, the corresponding author will receive a notification regarding acceptance, rejection, or conditional acceptance with a revision request.

English Check and Form Confirmation

After a manuscript is accepted for publication, the English will be checked again by the Editorial-Office. The author may receive a request for English correction. Form of the accepted manuscript is also checked for proper LaTeX typesetting.

Online Publication of a Paper

After finishing the above editorial process, the accepted paper will be published with attachment of serial page numbers at J-STAGE. The web page will be updated every week. If there is no problem in the presentation as well as in the style, an average time from submission to online publication is expected to be 10-20 weeks.